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Rogue Nation

HOW TO WIN FOLLOWERS AND SCAMFLUENCE PEOPLE • When West Africa’s notorious Yahoo Boys need to freshen up their repertoire of online scams, there’s one man they turn to.

SHARED SECRETS • Psst is building a digital safe to protect tech whistleblowers from recrimination.

WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE CONVICTED

QUANTUM IS ALIVE! QUANTUM IS DEAD!

GHOST GUNS OF PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE • It’s never been easier to print an unregulated, untraceable deadly weapon.

TRIVIAL PURSUITS • Esoteric programming languages are fun! Until they’re derivative nonsense and kill the joke.

HAPPY Q-DAY • Warning: It’ll be the worst holiday in the history of the world.

When Systems Think Together

BAD GEAR • Inspired by our favorite scoundrels, WIRED peeks inside their secret lairs to see how the dark side spends its downtime

WIRED HEALTH • 3 KEY TRENDS FOR HEALTHCARE’S FUTURE

TRAVEL

Artificial waves, genuine surf vibes • Surf Abu Dhabi is bringing pro-standard-surfing to the desert with the world’s largest wave pool.

TikTok and tourism’s trend-crunch • Have we hit a tipping point for travelers under the influence?

Images upgraded • Ashamed ofyour lnsta feed? Try these travel-pro t ips.

In search of future flavors • From cell-grown pcte to bean-free coffee, here’s where you can eat tomorrow’s food today.

Off-grid ideas for urban escapees • Turn off and tune in to your higher self with our pick of gadget-banishing destinations.

Al assistants can finally beat the travel bugs • We placed our holiday plans in the hands ofthe latest Al agents-and it wasn't terrible.

Airlines feel supersonic once again • A change in restrictions could kick-start an era of high-speed travel-but ideally, not a boom…

Beat the clock: how to end jet lag • As ultra-long-haul routes take flight, plane-lighting hacks and meal planning could help passengers recover faster.

Getting down to business • combination of necessity and luxury, the business class seat is always evolving.

PACKING A PUNCH • Epic, non-stop flights-like the 19-hour New Jersey to Singapore route-require some serious planning. Here’s our pick of gear for surviving the lengthiest of long-hauls, even if you're stuck in cattle class.

The WIRED Index

DEAD OR ALIVE

THE PRETENDERS

The God of DMT • With just a sprinkle of the drug, anything can happen: trips to other dimensions, sex with aliens, communion with your creator. Akasha Song made it by the kilo in secret labs, sold it for millions on the dark web, and—for a while—lived a literal dream.

FIND MY MURDERERS • Three teens almost got way with a shocking crime. Then police decided to test the limits of Google

A BILLION STREAMS AND NO FANS • A chart-topping jazz album! Loads of streams! Just one problem: The success might not be real.

TWO VIOLENT YEARS ON THE TRAIL OF THE ZIZIANS • WHAT REALLY HAPPENED WHEN A GROUP OF TECHNICALLY GIFTED YOUNG PEOPLE SET OUT TO SAVE THE WORLD—AND THEN WENT WAY TOO FAR.

THE SKY-HIGH AMBITIONS OF JAY GRABER • Bluesky is where all the lefties went in the wake of Musk’s Twitter takeover. But its CEO says the app is for everyone—and could revolutionize the social internet.

ANGELINA JOLIE WAS RIGHT ABOUT COMPUTERS • Thirty years ago, she made an absurdly geeky prediction about the inner workings of digital architecture. It came...